New leader of India’s Tamil Nadu shows Sri Lanka’s ethnic divide

Ex-film star Vijay compared to fiery 1970s predecessor, but times have changed Actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay raises his fist during his swearing-in ceremony as chief minister of Tamil Nadu in Chennai, India, on May 10. © Reuters BANGKOK/NEW DELHI — Sri Lanka's political leaders from across the country's ethnic divide have revealed contrasting expectations as C. Joseph Vijay, a film star-turned-politician in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, became the state's chief minister last week, after his neophyte party won a landmark election earlier this month.

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